So, this is a kind of a stupid question, but what are the legal responsibilities of realtors to disclose home problems before purchase?
Background. Bought a house last year in a bit of a rush. Was told I couldn't have an inspector check the place (probably my friend misunderstanding that they couldn't recommend vs could not do it), and it has a 4-8cm drop on one side of the house which results in a declining 2f room, and the 1f room is unstable because central room supports are the same height as the building, and the exterior supports drop. This drop on the side is entire gradual, my guy needed a laser level to actually determine the amount of decline as the whole property goes with it. It wasn't that obvious when purchasing, other than one window didn't properly shut, but in a 40 year old house, not everything shuts properly.
I'm an idiot, and when they were showing me the place they made sure I didn't experience any of this (blocked my way into rooms naturally so I couldn't see it before I purchase it),
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For clarity here, because the "I would never," , "who have never" group has shown up. It's called furniture and creative positioning. You put furniture in the corner that drops, stand in front of that area as you're guiding the customer through, it's a fucking room. Nothing looks out of the ordinary, and NOONE walks every millimeter of a house they are going to buy.
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and my representative (scrivener) was inexperienced at this and didn't interpret their lack of support for external verification at the time.
I've since had a construction company evaluate the place to repair it, and the quote is STUPID BIG. I'm pretty sure because I rushed shit and didn't check thoroughly I'm fucked, but before I just accept it, did the realtor have any responsibility to inform me, verbally or in contract, that the house has a large structural failure?
What does everyone know about their responsibilities? I know they have to tell about deaths and such, is there similar responsibility to describe large structural failures as well?
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To be clear, when I purchased this property, I was in a bit of a rush. It was what I wanted in terms of land, location, design, and repairability. Neither me, nor my scrivener friend, nor most of my friends at this point had ever purchased a house before in Japan, and mistakes were made. The largest one included trusting the realtor more than we should have. It was buy it when I did or lose it to e-heya-netto (or similar) and they would have raised it for another 8 unit apartment complex.
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